Bottle labeling machine



1932. E. ERM-OL-D" Q -9 5 BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE Filed July '7, 1930 6 sheets sheet 1 ATTORNEY Aug. 16, 1932. Y ERMOLDW 1,871,677

BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE Filed July 7, 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ill war?! 5777720244 ATTOR N Aug. 16, 1932. E. ERMOLD 1,871,677

' BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE Filed July '7, 1950 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR I) d Ward 5 7910208 0 A ATTORNY Aug. 16, 193.2. E. ERMOLD 11,871,677

BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE -Fi1ed July 7, 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 I INVENTOR a/wa ml Erma M ATTORN Y Aug. 16, 1932. E. ERMOLD 1,871,677

BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE Filed July 7, 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 mum, mum i [will INVENTOR al Ward E-rwwZd BYK ATTORN Y Aug. 16, 1932. E. ERMOLD 1,871,677

BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE Filed July 7, .1930 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Wlmlh' n I INVENTOR affiifd 459m Patented Aug. 16, 1932 team EDVJAED EEMOLD, OF NEW YGRK, N. Y.

BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE Application filed July 7,

This invention relates to bottle labeling machines, and more particularly to certain improvements "*1 the labeling machine shown and described in Patent No. 1,308,280, issued i to Edward Ermold on July 1, 1919.

It is the primary object and purpose of my present, improvements to provide the patented l cally operating means for securely and ac 3'33 curately applying an ornamental band of tin foil or similar material to the neck portion i during a single movement of the bottle through the machine and substanially simultaneously with the application of one or more labels to the sarface of the bottle.

It is a more particular object of the in vention to provide means for the above pur- I embodying wiper members mounted to not-ate across the patn' of movement of the bottle together with means for moving members for the tin foil strip in the form of rotary brushes having a reciprocal movement past each other on opposite sides of the bottle necl: and operating during such I movement to impart a partial rotation to the bottle so that in the wiping action of the gummed ends 1 the tin foil strip will b smoothly overlapped.

It also a further general object of the invention to provide improvements above zed in the patented labeling mame which will materially increase the reof, without greatly complicating action of the machine; and which reduce the e pensc heretofore incident brushes, the

3 toproviding beverage containing bottles with ornamental tin f il in addition to the usual labels. i c

lVith the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the improved bottle labeling machine, and in the-form, construceli machine with automati- 1930. Serial No. 456,145.

tion and relative arrangement of its several parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and subseqnently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

Inthe drawings, wherein I have disclosed one simple and practical embodiment of mypresent improvements, and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,'

Figure 1 is a front elevationof the'bo'ttle labeling machine provided with my present improvements;

Fig. 2is a top plan view, certain parts of the machine being omittedand others shown in section; a a

Fig.3 is a vertical longitudinal section through the machine taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;: Fig. 4 is adetail end elevation of the partsv at the left hand side of a machine in Fig. 1, v for reciprocating one set of the wiper brushes; Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2, showing the corresponding means at the right hand side of Fig. 1 for reciprocating" the other" set of washer brushes, V

Fig. 6 is adetail vertical the line 6-6 of Fig. 2;

Figs. 7 and 8 are enlarged detail plan views showing relatively different positions of one pair of cooperating wiper brushes; V Fig. 9 is avertical sectional view taken on the line 99 of Fig. 7,,and

Fig. lOis a detail elevation of a bottle section taken on showing the two labels and the-tin foil band as applied thereto by means of the present invention. c

The machine in general as illustrated in the accompanying drawings,'is quite similar to that disclosed in issued patent above referred to, and for the'purposes of this application, it willsuffice to state that the machine is preferablyof the multiple type and includes the conveyer 5, carrying a plurality of longitudinally spaced series of bottle en'- gaging fingers or flights .6, there being'four such flights in each series in the present instance. Any suitable means may be provided for properly" feeding the bottles to the conlongitudinally extending metal bars 28, and

zines 10 and 11 respectively, and'a magazine 12 for the sheets of tin foil are mounted in the machine frame. The tin foil sheets are in V the uppermost magazine, the neck labels in the intermediate magazine 11 and the body labels in the lower magazine 10. The picker mechanism is generally indicated at 13 and is automatically operated to singly remove the labels and tin foil sheets from the front ends of the respective magazines and lower thesame into position for engagement with the bottles. Also the usual glue applying means shown at 14 is provided for applying a film of glue to the surfaces of the yieldingly hinged plates of the picker mechanism 13. the same movesupwardly to label receiving position. Since this part of the machine is fully described in my prior patent, is need not herein be further referred to. I 7

Also, as fully illustrated in the, issued pat-- ent, a carriage 15 is mounted in themachine frame for longitudinal and transverse reciprocating'motion, said carriage carryingtransversely spaced sets of label pressers shown at 16 and 17 respectively,.and an upper presser member 18 forengagement withthe tin foil strip or sheet. The carriage 151's reciprocated longitudinally- "through the medium of the levers 19." loosely fulcrumed upon the conveyer. drive shaft. 8 at, opposite sides of the machine and connected at their upper ends by the universal o ntmembers indicated at 2.0 to the opposite ends of the carriage; One of the levers 1,9.- is provided intermediate of its ends with an angularly projecting arm 21 carrylng a roller 22 wh ch is engaged in the cam track 23 provided-in the inner face of the large gear wheel9. Y

The carriage 15- is shifted transversely of the machine frame atthe ends of its forward and rearward movements to dispose the presser members 16, 1'? and 18 in the path of movement of the respective bottlesor to. displace the same' therefrom by means of the yieldingly held pivoted switch dog shown at 24. cooperating'with the track ways 25 and a suitably mounted roller 26 on the under side of the carriage, all as shown. and described in the; above referred to issued patent. 7

Immediately above the conveyer 5-, there IS arranged the usual vertically spaced wipers indicatedat 27 for engagement with the verticallyspaced body and neck labels to press the guinnled surf-aces thereof upon th e surface ofjthe bottle. 1

The spaced bottles as they are moved through the machine-by thev ,conveyerghts 6, aresupported upon the transverse Y spaced The conveyer is driven by means of during such movement, the respective bottles are engaged with the intermediate portionsv of the labels and the tin foil sheet which are positioned in the path of movement of the bottles by the picker mechanism 13. The mechanism as thus far described is all contained in the above named issued patent, and constitutes no essential part of the invention claimed herein.

My present improvements consist in the provision of additional Wiper members for the tinfoil sheet arranged above the wipers 27. In the present instance, these wiper members are illustrated as consisting of the two sets of rotary brushes 29 and 30 respectively, each set of brushes being carried by abar 31 and 32 respectively, said bars being supported in closely adjacentrelation in suitable guide means indicated at 33. for transverse reciprocating motion relative to eachother. The brushes 29and 30 are laterally offset or spaced apart and are arranged in pairs for engage brushes 30.

l Vhile various means-may be devised for imparting a reciprocating motion to the brush carrying bars 31 and 32, I preferably employ for this purpose, the bell crank levers 34 mountedin opposite sides of the machine frame and each having a forwardly extending arm engaged atits ends with a pin or stud indicated at 3 5 fixed in the outer end of one of said bars. The other transversely disposed arm of' the bell crank-lever extends inwardly and'is connectedto the forward end of a bar the rear end of which is slotted to receive a pin or stud 3 8 fixed intheend ofan arm 37 secured to the inner end of a rock shaft 39 journalled in suitable bearings on the machine frame. Each ofthe rockshafts 39 also has an arm 40 fixed'to the outer end thereof and connected by the adjustable lin-k 1 1 with a yoke member- 42. This yoke member is cngaged with the peripherally grooved hub 44; of, cams 43 and 15. fixed upon the relatively opposite ends of the-rear conveyor shaft.

' Each yoke carries a roller d6'with which'the associated cam engages; It will be noted from reference to Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, that the cams 43 and 15 are of somewhat .d'ifierent shape. 'Thecam 43 at the right hand side of the machine and as shown in Fig. 5 of thedrawings, controls the reciprocating motion of the series of wiper brushes 29, while the cam l5 at the'left handsideof the machine controls the relative reciprocate ing motion ofrthe series of brushes 30; V The reason for this diiference in the shape or. form of these cams will become from the following description. 7

Suitable coil springs' l'Z are provided and connected with the crank arms 37 to yieldlnglyhold the yoke rollers 4 6 in bearing engagement upon the peripheral surfaces of therespective cams, one of said springs being are engaged with the labels and the tin foil sheet, the presser members 16, 17 and 18 are engaged with the intermediate portions of the labels and tin foil sheets at the rear sides of the bottles. As the movement of the conveyer continues, the ends of the labels are pressed upon the surface of the bottleby the wiper members 27, while one end of thetin foilsheet is brought into engagement with the brush 30.- 'Thecarriage 15 now starts to move rearwar dly, while maintaining contact of. the presser members 16, 17 and 18 with the labels and the tin foil and at the same time, the cam acts to shift the associated yoke 42 upwardly, thereby rocking one of the shafts 39 and through the medium of the connections with oneof the bell cranks 34, shifting the bar 32 inwardly. Thus, upon reference to Fig. 7 of the drawings, it will be seen that the brushes 30 are moved across the frontsidesof the necks of the respective bottles to press oneend of the respective tin foil sheets 011 the surface thereof. This en gagement ofthe gummed surface of the end of the sheet upon the bottle neck occurs in the first part of the movement of the wiper brushes 30. The other cam 43 then acts to rock the other of the shafts 39 and shift the other bar Blinwardly or in a direction oppo site to the direction of movement of bar'32. In the continued moveme'nt of the brushes 30, and as the brushes29 are brought into engagementwith the otherend portion of the tin foil sheet at the rear side of, the bottle neck, the oppositely moving brushes cause a partial rotation of the bottle which continues. until the relative movement of the brushes 29 and 30 ceases. It will be understood that in this relative reciprocating motion, both brushes rotate upon their respece tive axes, and the brush bristles Will therefore, apply pressure to the gummed ends of the tin foil sheet, the brush 29 finally press ing one end of the sheet into overlapping relation upon the other end thereof which was previously pressed upon the surface of the bottle by the brush 30. Itwill be'understood that this relative reciprocation between the two series of brushes 29 and 30 is quite rapid, and as the brush bristles are freely 'yielda'ble, no appreciable resistance to the place.

continue'dmovement .of. the bottles resulting in displacement thereofrelative to, the conveyer and the supporting bars 28 will take I From the above descriptiomittwillbe seen that by means of a relatively simple addition tothe patented machine, the decorative tin foil sheets may be' applied to the bottle necks simultaneouslywwith' the, labels in a single movement of the bottles through the machine. Thus,as shown in Fig. ,10 of the drawings, the main label A-is applied to the lower body portion of the bottle oflarger diameter,:the smaller label Bto the tapering neclnportion thereof, while the til foil sheet C. is applied around the upper end, of the bottle neck and extends to the sealing cap or the shapejor form of the bottle as shown in Fig. 10 is purely conventional, andmy invention maybe so employed for applying'the labelsandthe tin foil sheet in a'similar manner to bottleslor analogous receptacles of other shapes andsizes. w

I have herein shown and described, one simple. and practical construction of the several novel featuresof the, invention, but it crown. .It will of course, be understood that I will nevertheless be understood that the same may also be embodied in various other alter.- native structural forms, and I accordmgly re serve the privilegeof resorting to all, such legitimate changes therein as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed 1. In a bottle labeling machine having av b'ottleconveyer, means for positioning a label and a tin foil sheet in the path of movement of the bottles, relatively stationarylabel wiping means, means movable relative to thekindividual bottles to engage andxwipe the tin foil sheet thereon without interruption of the movementrof the bottle conveyer, and means for actuating said movable means.

Ina bottlelabeling machine having ,a bottleconveyer, means'for positioning av la-. bel and a tin foillsheetin the path of movement of the bottles, relatively stationary means to engage and wipe-the label on'the bottle, means movable in an angular direction relative to thepath of movement of the bottles to engage the tinfoil sheet and wipe. the same uponthe individual bottles, and

means for wipingthe label upon the bottle,

means movable transversely, across the path of movement'of the bottles to engage the tin foil sheet and wipe'said sheet upon the bottle neck, and means for actuating said last named means. V 1.

4 In a bottle labeling machine havi g a bottle conveyor, nieansfor positioning-a label and a tin-foil sheet in the path'of move ment of the bottles, relatively stationary means for wipingt'he label upon 'the'bottle, movable wipermemers to engage the tin foil sheet at opposite sideso' f the bottle neckg and means for 'rnoving saidmembers relative to a each other-in engagement with the tinfoil sheet to wipe said sheet ,upon' the bottleneck without interruption in the movement of the bottle conveyer. J Y i 1 5'. Ina bottle labeling machine having a bottle conveyer, meansfor positioning-a label and a tinfoil sheet in the path of-mov'ement of the bottles,the tinfoil sheet, adapted to the applied around the 'neck-of abottle, relatively stationary means' for wipingther label upon the bottle," a pair of wiper' members mounted for relativet'ransyerse recipromating'movement and for engagement with the tin-foil sheet at opposite sides'oft'h'e hot- 7 tle neck, and means 'forreciproc'ating said members in relatively opposite directions and in Contact with the tin foil sheet-to wipe the same upon-the bottle neckiwithoutin terruption" in the 'movement' of the bottle conveyer, p i 6. In :a bottle labeling machine having a bottle conveyer, meansifor positioning alabel and a'tin foil sh'eetin the path of move- 1 ment of the bottles, the tin sheet adapted "to to be applied around the neck of a bottle, relatively stationary means 'for wipin g the label upon the bottle,a pair of wiper members mounted for relative transversere'ciprocating movement and for engaging with thetin foil sheet at opposite sides of the bottle neck; and means for reciprocating said members in relatively. opposite directions and in timed relation toeach'other: togfirst engage one of said members with one end of tin foil sheet and wipe thesame upon lthebottle neck, sald bottle being thereafter rotated by frictional Contact with the opposite moving wiper members whereby the other of said members wipes the other end of the tinfoil sheet upon the bottle and in meeting engagement with "the first named end of thesheet. A

7. In a bottle labeling machine" having a bottle conveyer, means' for positioning verup'onthe individual bottles, 7

' 8.-In a'bottlej labeling machine having" a multiple row bottle conveyer, means for 'po sitioning-vertica'll'y" spaced labels and tin foil sheets in the path of movement of the indi M V vidual bottles in each row, transverselyire cip-rocating bars mounted above the conveyer, spaced rotary brushes mounted on each bar for engagement with the tin foil sheets on opposite sides of the bottles in'there's'pec'tive rows; the brushes on one of said bars being arrangedforengagement with one end of the tin foil sheetsj'prlor to engagement of the brushes on the-other-bar with said sheets, and means for reciprocating said} bars 1n rela' tively opposite directions to move the associated brushes pasteac'h other andin engage-- ment withthe tin foil sheets whereby apartial rotary movement isimparted to thebot- 7 ties and the-tin foil sheets wiped thereon,

Without interruption inthe movement of'the bottle conveye'rlv v ;9. -Incombination with means for releas ably supporting a fle'xible sheet inthe' path ofmov'ement' of a containerysfai'd sheet being of a l-engthsuficient to encircle the container wall; relatively movable wiper members" to engage the opposite ends'of'the sheetia'fter re leaseof the sheet from the supporting means by contact of the container therewith to wipe the ends of said ,sheetfupon the container wall, and means formoving'said wiper m'em bers in parallelplanespast each other} l0." Incomhination with means for releasab'ly supporting a-flexibl'e sh'etfin the path of movementof acontainer', wiper; members movable in spaced p'arallelplane's across the path of movementpf the container adapted to engagethe respective ends oftheisheet and wipe the same upon the container wall after said sheet has been released fro'mthe supporting-means by contact of' the container therewith, and means op arable independently v of the container. for actuating said wiper members;

11; in combination with meansforreljeasably'supporting a flexible sheet-in the path armame t-or a container, said sheet being of a length tosub'stantially encircle the container wall, wiper {members movabl'e in op} positedirections across the path of movement posi-te ends ofsaidfsh'eet at relatively different 5 times after theif 2 sheet has been released from the supp orting means by contact of the container" therewith; the "wiper memberifir'st of the l container and adapted to engage opf engaging oneen'd of'sa'id sheet by frictional for engagen'i'ent "by the other wiper" member;

contact therewithcausii'rg rotation fthe-con? tainer' to position "the 'other'fend' of the sheet and means for relatively moving'saidwiper member'sin timed' relation-to'each other. In testimony 'that I'clai-m the foregoing as myinvention' I'have signed my namehereto. 

